Rockdale railway station
Rockdale | |||||||||||
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 South-east bound view in March 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Street, Rockdale | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′07″S 151°08′12″E / 33.952051°S 151.136658°ECoordinates: 33°57′07″S 151°08′12″E / 33.952051°S 151.136658°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.41 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (1 side, 2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RKL | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 1884 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Rockdale railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rockdale. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.
History
Rockdale station opened on 15 October 1884 on the same date as the Illawarra line from Redfern to Hurstville with two side platforms.[1][2]
In 1907, the northbound platform was converted to an island with a new southbound track. The former southbound track (current Platform 4) became the northbound track, with the former southbound platform (current Platform 3) becoming a refuge siding.
In 1908, Platform 3 was converted to an island platform and an additional track laid along its western face. Rockdale now had four platform numbers. In 1923, a terminus platform (current Platform 1) was erected, when the Illawarra line was quadruplicated from Wolli Creek and the level crossing at Frederick Street was replaced by a bridge.[2][3][4]
In February 1993 Rockdale Signal Box was abolished. Its frame consisted of a combination of pistol grip and large mechanical levers, the last example in New South Wales.[5]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | no booked services | unelectrified dock siding used for stabling track maintenance equipment |
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| 2 | services to Bondi Junction | [6] | |
| 3 | services to Cronulla & Waterfall | [6] | |
| 4 | services to Bondi Junction | [6] | |
| 5 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | [6] |
Transport links
Sydney Buses operate 10 routes via Rockdale station:
- 400: Westfield Burwood to Bondi Junction Interchange[7]
- 410: to Bondi Junction Interchange[7]
- 422: to Circular Quay[8]
- 473: to Campsie [9]
- 476: to Dolls Point[10]
- 477: to Miranda via Sans Souci[10]
- 478: to Miranda via Monterey[10]
- 479: Rockdale Plaza to Brighton[10]
- 492: to Drummoyne[11]
- 493: to Roselands Shopping Centre[12]
Transdev NSW operate two routes to and from Rockdale station:
- 452: to Beverly Hills station via Bexley & Hurstville[13]
- 453: to Hurstville via Carlton[13]
Rockdale station is served by three NightRide routes:[14]
- N10: Sutherland station to City (Town Hall)
- N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)
- N20: to Riverwood station
Trackplan
References
- ↑ Rockdale Station NSWrail.net
- 1 2 Rockdale Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Historical Notes on the Illawarra Line" Public Transport Commission Volume 1 1976
- ↑ "The History & Mystery of Platform 1 at Rockdale" Australian Railway History issue 945 July 2016 pages 4-10
- ↑ "Rockdale" Railway Digest April 1993 page 151
- 1 2 3 4 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- 1 2 "Routes 400 and 410 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 29 April 2013.
- ↑ "Route 422 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 28 January 2015.
- ↑ "Route 473 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 21 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "Routes 476, 477, 478 and 479 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Routes 490 and 492 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Route 493 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 21 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Routes 452 and 453 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Rockdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rockdale station details Sydney Trains